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Managing vs. Leading
The terms “leadership” and “management” are often used interchangeably. While there is some overlap between the work that leaders and...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Jan 13, 2023


Setting Clear Expectations
One of the most important things you can do as a leader is to establish expectations. After all, if you don’t show your team what success...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Dec 15, 2022


How to Work with Difficult People
Based on a research study by the Society for Human Resources Management, they found that the number one thing that makes people happy at...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Dec 2, 2022


The Accountability Dial
The Accountability Dial is a framework for how to challenge your team by asking thought-provoking questions instead of giving one-off...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Nov 14, 2022


Increasing Openness through Fail Festivals
Transparency in organizations can be described as an honest, two-way openness between employees and management. When transparency is part...
Vanessa Barajas, MPH
Oct 25, 2022


The Great Reshuffle
Understanding America’s labor shortage is important for all leaders, whether you currently have openings, are debating whether or not to...
Teresa McKee
Sep 7, 2022


Managing Emotional Labor
Great leadership is not easy, especially if you’re doing it well. But it may feel harder now than it’s been in the recent past, and it...
Teresa McKee
Aug 12, 2022


Perfectionism Got You Down? Try Some Self-Compassion
Perfectionism is defined as the compulsive need to achieve and accomplish one’s goals, with no allowance for falling short of one’s...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Jul 28, 2022


Conscious Conflict
Like much of the country, I have spent the last couple of weeks on vacation, jet setting across the country on what I’m calling “The...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Jul 10, 2022


Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time
I read something recently that initially surprised me, but rang true once I thought about it: the performance demands that most people...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Jun 30, 2022


Solitude in a Time of Hyper-Connectivity
Lately, my 7-month-old son has made it clear to me that I have an unhealthy relationship with my cell phone. No, he is not a baby genius....
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Jun 17, 2022


Journaling for Productivity
Research has documented that outstanding leaders take time to reflect. It is an essential practice of mindful leadership, one that has...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Jun 2, 2022


Self-Care for Leaders: The Importance of Sleep
As a leader, what’s your most valuable resource? There are so many ways this could be answered, and of course there is no wrong answer,...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
May 23, 2022


A Practice of Leadership
Written by Jessie Brennan, Program Manager at Work2Live A large part of my role here at Work2Live is research. A client has a specific...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Apr 28, 2022


Applying Foresight: Staff Career Development for the Changing World
Over the past few years, the term “VUCA world” has been used more and more often in the managerial literature, especially in the wake of...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Apr 7, 2022


Using Hindsight to See the Path Forward: Tapping into Staff Self-Awareness for Career Development
The truth that we cannot separate our work selves from our personal selves was made very clear to all of us over the past two years, as...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Mar 24, 2022


Career Development at the Speed of Business
According to a recent Gallup poll, only 36% of workers are engaged at work, while 64% are either disengaged or actively disengaged. That...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Mar 11, 2022


Staff Retention During the Great Resignation
There were more than 47 million people who called it quits last year, earning the mass exodus the title “The Great Resignation.” While...
Jessie Brennan, MPH
Feb 25, 2022
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